Cardiac Imaging

The cardiac imaging channel includes the modalities of computed tomography (CT), cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear imaging (PET and SPECT), and angiography. 

News | CT Angiography (CTA)

August 6, 2019 — When used with a common heart scan, machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence (AI), does ...

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News | Point of Care Testing

August 5, 2019 — A West Virginia-based rural medical outreach event showcased the use of point-of-care technology in an ...

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In June 2019, Medis received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its QAngio XA 3D technology (QFR). The FFR-angio technology can show the FFR readings in a 3-D image and overlaid on a fluoro image.
Feature | FFR Technologies | Dave Fornell and Greg Freiherr

New technologies have been developed that may replace the traditional pressure wires and adenosine to assess the fractio ...

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

August 2, 2019 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced its support for House Resolution (HR) ...

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In July, the biggest news item was Datascope initiating a Class I recalled of its intra-aortic balloon pumps due to potential battery failure.  Most Popular Cardiology Technology Content in July 2019
Feature | Dave Fornell, Editor

August 2, 2019 — Here is the list of the most popular content on the Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) mag ...

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor

August 1, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new draft guidance titled Testing and Labeling ...

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News | Simulators

August 1, 2019 — Dassault Systèmes announced the five-year extension of its collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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Coronary CT angiography images of a coronary artery depicting the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) before and after biologic therapy at one-year follow-up. Patients had excellent response to biologic therapy, showing clear reductions in the inflammation in plaques that cause heart attacks and stokes. Image from the Oxford Academic Cardiovascular CT Core Lab and Lab of Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Diseases at NHLBI.
Feature | Pharmaceuticals

July 31, 2019 — Researchers found anti-inflammatory drug therapies used to treat moderate to severe psoriasis can ...

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Videos | EP Lab

Mark Ibrahim, M.D., FACC, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, associate program director, advanced cardiac ...

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Videos | CT Angiography (CTA)

Andrew Choi, M.D., FACC, FSCCT, co-director, cardiac CT and MRI, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, George ...

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Feature | Artificial Intelligence

Intelligent software solutions (aka deep learning, artifical intelligence, AI, machine learning), this seems to be ...

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Videos | EP Lab

Pierre Qian, MBBS, cardiac electrophysiologist fellow, Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains how his facility is ...

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Videos | Heart Valve Technology

Joao Cavalcante, M.D., FSCCT, director of structural heart CT and cardiac MRI, Minneapolis Heart Institute, discusses ...

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Videos | CT Angiography (CTA)

Arthur Agatston, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of ...

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